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March 8, 2011

Access Sacramentoinvites the public to help celebrate its 25th year of operating a public-access television and radio station that broadcasts on local cable systems. The celebration will be noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at ColomaCommunity Center, 4623 T St., and include food and live music. Access Sacramento will show off its new studio at Coloma and how SacramentoCounty residents can create their own public access TV and radio shows, as well as start neighborhood news blogs associated with Access Sacramento and The Bee.

Representatives of The Bee, FOX40, KCRA, Sacramento Press and other local news organizations will be on hand to discuss their efforts to encourage residents to contribute neighborhood news and have a voice in their communities. The Bee will host a discussion on Sacramento Connect, its network of regional blogs and news sites, including what The Bee looks for in partner blogs, how The Bee highlights partner content and drives traffic to partners, and how you can benefit as a reader or potential partner.

About The Scoop

The Scoop is a blog where the managers of sacbee.com talk about new initiatives and our plans for sacbee.com. You can reach us by at the e-mail addresses below or you can comment on our postings.

Tom Negrete is managing editor of The Bee and oversees the daily work of journalists who produce news content for the newspaper and sacbee.com. Negrete, who has been at The Bee since 1994, has served as assistant managing editor for business and sports, sports editor and assistant city editor. E-mail him at tnegrete@sacbee.com or reach him at (916) 321-1171.

Seán McMahon is The Bee's Director of Digital Media, overseeing the interactive efforts of the company. His e-mail is smcmahon@sacbee.com.

Linda Gonzales is digital team leader for Sacbee.com and has been an editor at The Bee since 1995. You can email her at lgonzales@sacbee.com.